IdahoIdaho directs Fish and Game to open a public shooting complex
Idaho law directs Fish and Game to plan and open a public shooting complex by 2040, keep the current Kootenai County range open until then, and report yearly.
What it does
Fish and Game must plan and open a public shotgun sports complex next to Farragut State Park, with shooting fields and facilities for visitors. Extra money requires legislative approval.
The Kootenai County range must stay open until the new complex opens. Fish and Game must run it if an operator is unavailable.
Each year, Fish and Game must report to legislative committees on its actions to acquire or lease land and plan the properties for the target range projects.
Argument forA public complex with several kinds of shooting fields and visitor facilities could give people in north Idaho more places to practice.
Argument againstKeeping the current range open until the new complex opens could require Fish and Game to manage the old site for years while planning and funding another site.
More detail
The Fish and Game Commission must plan a public shotgun sports complex, and Fish and Game must coordinate its development and opening. The complex must be on Idaho Fish and Game land next to Farragut State Park. It must include trap and skeet fields, sporting clay stations, a five-stand station, and public facilities. The commission must use available Pittman-Robertson funds and money previously appropriated for the project. It may seek additional money from the legislature if those funds are not enough. The commission must submit its plan for legislative committee review during the 2027 session and review it at least every five years. The complex must open by December 31, 2040.
The Department of Fish and Game must keep the Kootenai County skeet and trap range operating while it leases the land before the new complex opens. This covers the existing range on Kootenai County land leased by the department. The department must manage the range if it cannot find an operator or the operator stops running it. It must continue the lease until the new complex opens; it may end or not renew the lease only when the complex has opened. These duties continue until the new complex opens to the public.
The Department of Fish and Game must send a yearly written report to three legislative committees. The report covers actions to acquire, lease, or plan the properties described in this law. The department must report each year.
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History
- 2026
- Apr 1Signed by Governor Brad Little on 03/31/26 Session Law Chapter 239 Effective: 07/01/2026Became Law
- Mar 30Reported delivered to Governor at 10:23 a.m. on 03/30/26To Governor
- Mar 30Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to GovernorMinor
- Mar 27Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to SenateMajor
- Mar 26Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of SpeakerMajor
- Mar 26Returned From House Passed; referred to enrollingMinor
- Mar 25Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 66-0-4AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Bingham, Green, Hall(Stone), PohankaFloor Sponsor - RedmanTitle apvd - to SenatePassed 2nd Chamber
- Vote recorded Read Third Time in Full –. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 24Read second time; Filed for Third ReadingMinor
- Mar 23Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second ReadingMinor
- Mar 19Read First Time, Referred to Resources & ConservationMinor
- Vote recorded Read third time in full as amended –. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 19Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- Mar 19Read third time in full as amended – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - OkuniewiczTitle apvd - to HousePassed 1st Chamber
- Mar 17Read second time as amended, filed for Third readingMinor
- Mar 16Read first time as amended, filed for Second Reading
- Mar 16Reported engrossed, filed for first reading, as amended
- Mar 16Amendments reported printed
- Mar 13Amendments ordered printed; referred for engrossment
- Mar 13Reported out without recommendation, as amended
- Mar 13Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- Mar 11Referred to 14th Order for amendment
- Mar 10Read second time; filed for Third ReadingMinor
- Mar 9Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second readingMinor
- Mar 3Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs
- Mar 2Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for PrintingIntroduced
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